# Froggyhop — Free traffic for indie web games

> Froggyhop is a free, fair traffic exchange (cross-promotion network) for indie
> web games. Site owners register at froggyhop.com, drop one `<script>` tag on
> their page, and the widget renders a small link-tree of *other* registered
> indie games. Outbound clicks are credited back to the referring site, so
> traffic is traded fairly between independent developers. No money changes
> hands — the only currency on the network is traffic.

Canonical site: https://froggyhop.com

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## What it is

Trade traffic with other indie games. Add one script to your site, and Froggyhop
sends you players from other indie games — measured, balanced, and spam-free.
No cost. No contracts. Just a fair swap between indie devs.

The widget sits on your site as a small link-tree of other games in the network.
It is fully themable — fonts, colors, density, and orientation — so it matches
your game's brand.

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## How it works (three steps, about two minutes)

1. **Register.** Sign up and verify your game site. Every applicant is reviewed
   to keep the network indie-only.
2. **Embed.** Drop one `<script>` tag where you want the link-tree to render.
   Theme it to match your game.
3. **Get players.** Your game appears on other indie sites. Outgoing clicks are
   balanced with incoming, after bot traffic is filtered out.

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## Why Froggyhop

Traffic exchange built the way indies would build it:

- **Free, forever.** No money, no contracts. The only currency on the network is
  traffic.
- **Balanced exchange.** You receive roughly as many clicks as you send. Both
  sides are metered. Outgoing widget impressions are capped to roughly match your
  incoming traffic, so you never give more than you receive.
- **Bot & spam filtered.** Every click is scored. Every site is reviewed. No
  malicious links, ever.
- **Yours to style.** Match your game's brand — position, theme, and density are
  your call.

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## Frequently asked questions

**Does it cost anything?**
No, ever. Froggyhop is funded by the network itself — the only currency is
traffic.

**What if my site gets way more visitors than the network sends back?**
Outgoing widget impressions are capped to roughly match your incoming traffic.
You never give more than you receive.

**How do you detect bot traffic?**
Heuristics on click cadence, referrer, viewport, interaction signals, and IP
reputation. Suspicious clicks don't count toward either side of the balance.

**What sites are accepted?**
Original, web-playable indie games. No gambling, no NSFW, no auto-redirects, no
malware. Every signup is reviewed.

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## Privacy summary

Full policy: https://froggyhop.com/privacy

- **Account data:** Email address, and (for Google/GitHub sign-in) the basic
  profile those providers return. Registered sites' URLs and hosts are stored.
- **Click and traffic data:** Clicks routed through the redirect endpoint are
  recorded to keep the network's outbound-click count honest. Technical signals
  are processed for fraud prevention, including a one-way hashed, salted form of
  the visitor's IP address (IPv6 is reduced to a /64 network before hashing — raw
  IP addresses are never stored), the referring page, the user agent, and
  behavioral signals reported by the widget (e.g. viewport size, interaction
  events).
- **Behavioral signals are non-identifying:** no pointer coordinates, no
  keystroke content, nothing that identifies the visitor. They are first-party
  (no third-party CAPTCHA or external service) and discarded shortly after use.
- **Analytics:** Plausible — cookieless, no personal data, no cross-site
  tracking.
- **Cookies:** Only a strictly necessary session-authentication cookie. No
  advertising or cross-site tracking cookies.
- **Data is not sold.** Click-level signals are retained only as long as needed
  for fraud prevention and aggregate reporting, then deleted or anonymized.
- **Service providers:** Google and GitHub (optional sign-in), Plausible
  (analytics), Microsoft Azure (database and infrastructure hosting).

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## Terms summary

Full terms: https://froggyhop.com/terms

- **Eligibility:** You must be able to form a binding agreement and are
  responsible for your account and its activity. Every signup is reviewed and may
  be approved, declined, suspended, or removed at Froggyhop's discretion.
- **Acceptable sites:** Original, web-playable indie games only. No gambling,
  NSFW content, malware, auto-redirects, or anything illegal or deceptive.
- **Fair use:** The network's currency is genuine outbound clicks. Inflating,
  faking, or manipulating clicks or impressions — via bots, scripts, click
  farms, hidden/misleading widget placement, or any scheme to game the exchange
  balance — is prohibited. Fraudulent traffic is discarded and may lead to
  suspension.
- **The widget:** A limited, revocable, non-exclusive licence to embed it on
  registered sites. Don't modify, wrap, or reverse-engineer it in ways that
  interfere with anti-fraud measures or misrepresent the network.
- **Service availability:** Provided free, "as is" and "as available." No
  guarantee of traffic volume, uptime, or results.

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## Get started

- Sign up: https://froggyhop.com/signup
- Sign in: https://froggyhop.com/login
- Contact: hello@froggyhop.com